Wine Sediments

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS

After a shipping-related pit stop last week, the 50 in 50 train rolls on this week. Actually, we had to get off the train and hop on a plane to fly to Hawaii to visit Tedeschi Vineyards.
They do grow vinifera grapes at Tedeschi, including chenin blanc, cabernet and syrah. But what fun is […]

Gruet Winery. If you drink much wine, particularly the stuff loaded with tiny bubbles, you’ve probably heard of them. They are well known for their delicious line of sparkling wines and it’s clearly their speciality. They make no less than eight different bubblies.
You could say that methode champenoise is in the Gruet family’s blood.
In 1983, […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS
As part of 50 wines from 50 states, we’ve toasted New England, sipped merlot in OK, and enjoyed the intensity of AZ red wine. This week, we’re headin’ to the deep south — Arkansas. More specifically, the next stop on our virtual tasting tour is Chateau Aux Arc in Altus, AR.
Chateau Aux Arc, […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS

For this week’s stop on our virtual vinous tour of the 50 states, we leave the Sooner State and head a couple states west, landing is smack dab in the middle of Arizona wine country — Elgin, AZ to be more specific.

Callaghan Vineyards is a relatively young operation, founded in 1990 by Kent […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS

When you think of Oklahoma, what do you think of? I think about college football, the New Orleans Hornets (who played most of their games in Oklahoma City this season) and the musical that shares the state’s name.
I don’t think about wine. Do you?
Maybe we should, there are over thirty wineries in the […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS

To kick off our vinological tour of the United States and its wine regions, we head to New England of all places — Westport, MA to be exact.
Westport Rivers  was founded in 1982 by Bob and Carol Russell, who bought an old dairy farm in Westport. Their oldest son, Rob, planted their first […]

By Lenn Thompson
LENNDEVOURS

Every Friday on Wine Sediments, I bring you The Vines Less Tasted, a column that focuses on the wine world’s lesser-known regions and lesser-known grapes. So far we’ve looked at blaufrankisch, Napa Gamay Noir and some upstate New York hybrids … and while fun, I think it’s time to get serious about this […]

There was a question doing the rounds awhile back; what do you do outside the food and drink field? For Andrew the answer was very little. Immersed is a word that could be used as are several others! As well as his own blogs — spittoon (which covers wine and drink) and spittoonextra (more food […]